*************************************Information provided by Fulvia Furinghetti, April 15, 2014.*************************************Emma Castelnuovo passed away (April,13 2014) in Rome. She was born in 1913. Her work as a secondary teacher and researcher in Mathematics Education was appreciated all around the world. She authored books, articles and textbooks. She had national and international acknowledgments and recognition.

Recently the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction [ICMI] created The ICMI Emma Castelnuovo Award for Excellence in the Practice of Mathematics Education to recognize outstanding achievements in the practice of mathematics education.